Please don’t laugh at what I’m about to say…
This new Cleveland Cavaliers team could and should build an identity based on defense.
Yes, they ranked 29th in defensive rating last year, only beating out the league-worst Phoenix Suns.
However, this upcoming season, things will be different in Cleveland. Much different.
Or, at least they should be.
Cleveland = Grit
With LeBron James gone, the Cavs are no longer the perennial NBA Finals contender they’ve been for the last four years.
Yet, rather than cry at the prospect of irrelevance, Cleveland fans should rejoice at the opportunity to build a new identity.